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April 2, 2014 www.DesertMessenger.com 5 Order Online or Call Pick up at Al's RV Park BREADS~MUFFINS & BUNDTS Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Cinnamon Swirl -- Pumpkin Spice Banana Nut --- Oatmeal Raisin Hawaiian Delight - Blueberry Cranberry Pumpkin & Pecan Cranberry Banana Nut Lemon Poppy -- RaisIn Bran Bran -- Apple Spice Buttermilk Nut -- Banana Chocolate Chip Walnut BREADS AND ROLLS German Sourdough Rye --Sourdough Whole Wheat, White and Cinnamon Raisin OLD FASHION FUDGE Creamy Chocolate Fudge Chocolate Pecan Fudge Nutty Peanut Butter Fudge Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge Maple Walnut Fudge Butter Pecan Fudge White Macadamia Fudge Peppermint Swirl Fudge ALL NATURAL HOME MADE DOGGY BISCUITS All Natural & Healthy for your pet Roasted Chicken & Cheese Braised Beef & Cheese Chicken, Beef & Cheese Vegetable & Cheese COMING SOON Fresh Baked Yeast Breads -ORDER ONLINE - Pickup or Free Delivery www.EastSideBreadery.com Just click on the tab MENU to order or Call 719-649-1250 East Side Breadery 928-927-6715 • No Job Too Small • Commercial • Residential • Remodeling LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED Call Roy and Bob 928-345-5616 928-916-3109 AZ License #13-1743 RJK CONSTRUCTION Pattie's RV Park OPEN YEAR-ROUND! LARGE LOTS! 455 E. Main St., Quartzsite Walk to shopping! ~ Laundromat ~ RO Water ~ Thrift Shop ~ Delights Gifts & Antiques 928-927-4223 - PROPANE SALES - Open 7 days/week 7am-5pm Pets & Children Welcome! Quartzsite - Quartzsite Improvement Association (QIA) and Proud Neigh- bors of Quartzsite (PNQ) organizers of The GRAND Gathering wish to thank all of our volunteers who made the fi rst event such a huge success. Thank you to the over 600 GRANDS & Great GRANDS who came out to participate in the Guinness attempt of the World's Largest Human Letter "Q". A huge thank you to TriState Care- Flight for their generous use of the he- licopter and Pilot Jennifer Arink dur- ing the Guinness attempt. Organizers wish to thank our part- ners Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show, BlueWater Casino and Resort, Alzheimer's Association, Desert Mes- senger, Horizon Community Bank, Mountain Quail Café, Desert Gardens Show Grounds. The organizers want to offer a sin- cere thank yous to: Our wonderful musicians Rex Allen Jr., Paul Winer, Beyond the Ashes, The Little Sisters Band, Raging River Band, The Kofa Band, and On the Road Again; Weeks Printing and Rush Signs for your sup- port and help with last minute proj- ects; Sean of Nuport Gifts/Roadrunner Swap Meet for your help with the t- shirts; all the vendors and crafters who made the weekend so much fun; local businesses who supported the events: Tyson Wells Gift Shop, Hardies Beads & Jewelry, Horizon Community Bank, The Scenic Road RV Park, Mountain Quail Café, Quartzsite General Store, Main Street Eatery, Rocks in My Head, Times Three Family Restau- rant, Roadrunner Swap Meet, Jerry's Pizza & Wings; Photographers Starr BearCat, Bernie Martin, Bill Scott, and Desert Flyers drone operators; the countless volunteers from the QIA and the QIA staff; the Stewards who were diligent record keepers, Judi Clark for being the Notary and Mark Orgeron, who both served as required Witnesses during the "Q"; Saguaro Sun Striders Volkswalkers; The Town of Quartzsite staff for your cooperation; Paradise RV Park Cancer Walk; Robert "Gunny" St.Germain for his tireless work with the AVTT Traveling Memorial Wall and the volunteers; the VFW Riders; VFW Post 769 for your support; Quartzsite Business Chamber of Commerce; Auc- tioneer Richard McBride, Quartzsite Senior Center; Quartzsite Library staff; participants at the QIA GRAND Bingo; Pastor Bruce Swart of 1st Assembly of God; Quartzsite Fire Dept.; Quartzsite Police Dept.; La Paz County Sheriff Dept., QIA Maintenance, QIA volun- teers, Queen Peace Catholic Church. A huge thank you to all the talented artists who donated their time and energy for the 5th Annual Rockin' in Quartzsite; and the folks who pur- chased the beautiful Rock Art Pieces. There were so many people in our com- munity who made this such a wonderful event we hope we have everyone listed. Thank you to everyone who volunteered in any way, big or small for The GRAND GAthering. You all made it a huge suc- cess! Organizers are already planning a great event for next year, too! The GRAND Gathering organizers express gratitude Across from McDonald's • Quartzsite NEED CASH? Jim Buys GOLD! Broken Jewelry, Old Teeth, Coins, Nuggets, etc. 1240 W. Main Street McDonald's restaurants across Arizona invite 3rd - 8th grade stu- dents taking Arizona's Instrument To Measure Standards (AIMS) to enjoy a free breakfast April 7 and 8, the fi rst two days of the test. The breakfast offer runs from 6 to 9 a.m. and includes includes an Egg McMuffi n®, Apple Slices, and a choice of 1% milk, fat-free choco- late milk or a small Minute Maid® orange juice Students must be ac- companied by a parent. It's an extra-healthy good start to AIMS testing, free at every Arizona McDonald's! Last year, Arizona McDonald's restaurants served free breakfast to more than 84,000 students during the fi rst two exam days. Offer is valid while supplies last. No group redemption and no sub- stitutions. Child must be present to redeem offer. Free breakfast for kids at McDonald's

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